Tour of Britain: Wiggins sees Caerphilly finale as important test of race leadership

Quintana, Martin and others certain to attack todayBradley Wiggins will face one of the most important tests to his leadership of the Tour of Britain today, with climbers such as Dan Martin (Garmin-Sharp) and Tour de France runner-up Nairo Quintana [...]

2013-09-19T00:00:00+00:00September 19th, 2013|

Ireland confirms team for elite world road race championships, Bennett and Brammeier to join Roche and Martin

Deignan confirmed as missing race due to injury Cycling Ireland has confirmed that Philip Deignan will indeed miss the world road race championships as a result of the fractured collarbone he suffered yesterday, and has named the complete squad for [...]

2013-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2013|

Axel Merckx ‘still working hard’ to achieve million dollar budget for new Bissell development team

Trek changes involvement in Bontrager team, current Bissell Pro Team stops Axel Merckx has spoken about the future of the current Bontrager team, saying that riding the top US events are one of the strengths of the squad and that [...]

2013-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2013|

Megan Guarnier joins Boels-Dolmans as Adrie Visser retires

Rabobank renews with eight riders - looking for new signingsMegan Guarnier will join the Boels-Dolmans Cycling Team in 2014, after one year at Rabobank-Liv/Giant, the Dutch team has announced. The former US champion, who won the Giro della Toscana in [...]

2013-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2013|

USA Cycling officially endorses Brian Cookson in UCI presidential election

British candidate “is best qualified to lead the UCI at this critical moment in time”USA Cycling (USAC) has officially endorsed Brian Cookson in the upcoming election for International Cycling Union (UCI) president, it has announced. The current president of British [...]

2013-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2013|

Wiggins on worlds TT chances: ‘Physically I feel I’m ready to go’

Briton fired up for Florence, and also to retain lead in Tour of BritainWith just over a week to go until the elite world time trial championships, Bradley Wiggins has said that he considers he’s in perfect condition to push [...]

2013-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2013|

Tour of Britain: Mark Cavendish sprints to a popular victory on stage four

Bradley Wiggins holds on to his lead as the break is caught in the final kilometre Mark Cavendish (Omega Pharma-Quick Step) took a popular victory for the home nation in the fourth stage of the 2013 Tour of Britain, between [...]

2013-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2013|

Jan Bakelants outsprints Thomas Voeckler to take the GP de Wallonie

Morale-boosting pre-Worlds victory for Tour de France stage winnerJan Bakelants, riding as part of the Belgian National Team, won a rain-soaked edition of the GP de Wallonie as he outmanoeuvred and outsprinted Thomas Voeckler (Europcar) on the Citadel of Namur. [...]

2013-09-18T00:00:00+00:00September 18th, 2013|

Deignan to undergo collarbone surgery Thursday, world championship participation unlikely

Tour of Gila winner crashes during Tour of Britain time trial, Cycling Ireland delays worlds selection decisionIrish climber Philip Deignan’s hopes of a strong Tour of Britain evaporated today in a crash, and it appears his chances of riding in [...]

2013-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2013|

Marco Pantani’s mother claims her son may have been killed, wants new inquest

“In my opinion, Marco had ruffled someone's feathers”Nine and a half years after his tragic death from a cocaine overdose, the mother of 1998 Tour de France winner Marco Pantani has repeated her claims that her son may have been [...]

2013-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2013|

Wiggins commits to helping Froome in worlds road race, but says a rapprochement has not occurred

“Whether people get on or they don't get on in walks of life, it shouldn't stop you going out and doing the job you do”Although relations between the two of them have been and remain tense, Bradley Wiggins has said [...]

2013-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2013|

Tony Martin leads Omega Pharma-Quick Step in defence of World Team Time Trial title

Most of Belgian team to ride GP Wallonie to reacclimatise after Canadian racesOmega Pharma-Quick Step has announced the line up that is to defend its title in the World team time trial championships at the weekend, with individual champion Tony [...]

2013-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2013|

Tour of Britain: Bradley Wiggins lays down Worlds credentials with stage 3 time trial victory

Olympic champion takes gold jersey after another wet day in Knowsley Safari Park Bradley Wiggins (Team Sky) threw down the gauntlet to his World championship rivals with a dominant victory in the 16km third stage time trial of the Tour [...]

2013-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2013|

Hansen upbeat after seventh consecutive Grand Tour, but had hoped to achieve more in Vuelta

Video: “I think mentally the Grand Tours are very easy”Ninety two race days and over fourteen thousand kilometres covered, yet still not worn out. Having successfully finished the three Grand Tours in both 2012 and again this year, Australian hardman [...]

2013-09-17T00:00:00+00:00September 17th, 2013|

RadioShack Leopard team insists Horner had updated ADAMS system with change of hotel

Testers unable to find rider in out of competition control carried out this morning The RadioShack Leopard team has categorically denied reports that Chris Horner was not at the correct hotel when anti-doping testers turned up, saying that he updated [...]

2013-09-16T00:00:00+00:00September 16th, 2013|

RadioShack Leopard team issues confirmation email from USADA which it says proves Horner changed whereabouts information

Vuelta winner’s team says it will pursue compensation after what it terms violation of privacyActing to support its claim that anti-doping testers went to the incorrect hotel today looking for Vuelta a España winner Chris Horner, the RadioShack Leopard team [...]

2013-09-16T00:00:00+00:00September 16th, 2013|
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